Pivotal Health Collective

07/30/2024

Only in Barcelona.

04/29/2024

A year from now I will embark on the Santiago de Camino with my dear friend (and high school classmate1) .art. There are many routes of the Camino, with all roads leading to the Spanish town of Santiago.
We will take the “Portuguese Way”, which begins in Porto and extends for about 155 miles to Santiago. This is a pilgrimage millions have taken - all for different reasons. I am starting my training for this trek - both physically and spiritually.
Have you done a section of the Camino? What advice might you offer?

03/22/2024

Menopause The Musical!

01/05/2024

What if we are making it too difficult? What you want also wants you. 👏🏻

01/01/2024

I’d like to invite a reframe. Instead of making resolutions, focus on outcomes. What do you want to see happen in 2024? Most resolutions fall away before February but if your intention involves specific outcomes, you are more likely to sustain your vision.

Instead of goals, consider focusing instead on purpose. What work are you here to do? What lights you up? Something you’d do even if you didn’t get paid?

Revisit your outcomes and purpose daily and see what happens!

Here are mine. My purpose is clear: I’m here to serve those who want to upgrade their lives on all levels. My outcome for the new year is to be the best functional nutritionist I can, helping to create lasting change and wholeness with my treasured clients.

I also recently became a hospice volunteer. Yes, it’s a unique calling and one I am passionate about. As Rumi said “Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.”

I will be there to hold their hand when the time comes.

12/04/2023

08/12/2023

When we don’t get what we need from processed food, our body says “No, that didn’t satisfy me”, and we eat more in an attempt to meet our nutrient needs. We then put on more weight, which leads to metabolic diseases like diabetes and heart disease. There is a way off this rollercoaster. Hit me up for a free session here:

https://schedulepivotalhealthcollective.as.me/schedule.php

08/04/2023

Here’s how you can tell: You feel and look great. Your digestion is quiet with no symptoms of heartburn, nausea, bloating, constipation, or loose stools. Your joints move easily. Your skin is clear. You think clearly and sleep like a baby. If this doesn’t describe you, it’s time to figure out how to reclaim your health. You can book a free session with me here: https://schedulepivotalhealthcollective.as.me/schedule.php

08/03/2023

I am asked this question on a daily basis. Oh, how I wish I could say yes. Unfortunately, health insurance only covers medical care, including doctor visits, drugs, and surgery. Don’t get me wrong - there is a time and place. Yet for the millions of people suffering from chronic disease, autoimmune, digestive issues, and stress - insurance will only pay for a bandaid approach of symptom suppression. That means we must take personal responsibility and, yes, pay for what will truly unwind and reverse the condition.

07/27/2023

Follow the money. Tufts is funded by quite a few ultra-processed food companies and earlier this year, this data was even published in the Journal of Nutrition. Eating this way is a recipe for chronic disease.

07/24/2023

Instead, it will contribute to obesity, gut issues, blood sugar imbalances, and more. Try cutting out the bread, cereals, pasta and potatoes, increase protein, veggies, and healthy fats, and minimize dairy (if tolerated) and most fruit. That’s how to live an active, healthy life well into the future.

07/15/2023

Every single day, my clients share their frustration about “the system”. They don’t feel heard, cared about, or valued. And they don’t get answers, either. Often they are given a referral to a “specialist”, only to discover they can’t get in to see them for 3 months. Conventional medicine absolutely shines when it comes to acute care. If you break a bone or have a stroke, please don’t call me. But for chronic issues and conditions that don’t fit neatly into a box, for which a pill can be prescribed, they have very little to offer. Fortunately, this is where functional nutrition can offer answers.